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Date:      Tue, 8 Jul 1997 08:56:50 +1200 (NZST)
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>
To:        Mail Lists <maillist@home.comhelp.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: your mail
Message-ID:  <Pine.SGI.3.95.970708085528.13811B-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970707130137.11314A@home>

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On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Mail Lists wrote:

> 
>   Hi....whenever I update the password file my changes don't seem to take 
> effect even after a reboot...I've tried changing shells and comments and 
> they look right in the file, but don't work when logging in or using 
> finger...is there something else I need to do to update the system?  
> thanks...Adam

Use `vipw' instead of `favourite-editor /etc/passwd'. It's a
BSD-anachronism.
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Jonathan Chen                          e-mail : jonc@pinnacle.co.nz
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  Auckland, New Zealand                Fax    : +64.9.415.4250




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